Palace slams ‘credit grabber’ of Davao housing project

MANILA, Philippines — The People’s Ville Housing Project in Davao City was implemented under the Marcos administration, Malacañang clarified yesterday as it refuted claims by what it described as “pretenders” who are trying to grab credit for the initiative.

Palace press officer Claire Castro said the project, which seeks to build 7,200 condominium units across 72 residential buildings, is part of President Marcos’ Expanded Pambansang Pabahay para sa Pilipino or 4PH program.

“Some pretenders are trying to grab credit for this project even if they did not contribute to the efforts of President Marcos and the DHSUD. They want to mislead our countrymen by claiming that they are behind the People’s Ville project,” Castro said, referring to the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development.

She did not identify the supposed credit grabber, but some netizens posted a video of Vice President Sara Duterte claiming the project was hers, initiated when she was mayor of Davao.

Marcos visited the project site on July 28.